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Exodus 32:1-14
1. Share with the group a time when you really broke the rules. What was the result?
2. Why do you think the people were able to forget so quickly all that God had done for them (bringing them out of slavery in Egypt, providing manna and water)? How do we do the same thing?
3. Why do you think the people were so eager to find a new god to replace the one they had? How do we do the same thing? Why do we do the same thing?
4. What are some of the false gods that receive your loyalty? Why do you think these gods tempt you? Have there been times when these false gods have drawn you away from the one, true God in dangerous ways?
5. Moses fought for the people rather than let God's wrath burn against them. Discuss the development of Moses' character - from a man on the run from the law who does all he can to refuse God's call to a man who stands toe to toe with God to fight for a 'stiff-necked' people.
6. How do we handle this struggle - to be obedient and loyal to God and yet to be assured that God forgives us when we don't live into it?
7. In what ways are the people of God still a 'stiff-necked people' today?
8. What does it mean to you to know that God's love overwhelms God's justice?
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